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comets
Physics & Astronomy
comet
Earth & Environmental Sciences
asteroids
Physics & Astronomy
asteroid
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Jupiter (planet)
Physics & Astronomy
photometry
Physics & Astronomy
Jupiter
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Physics & Astronomy
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Projects 2001 2018
R1915APL: PATT Linked Grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2018 - 2020
Jess, D., Fitzsimmons, A., Fraser, W., Gibson, N., Keenan, F., Lacerda, P., Maguire, K., Mathioudakis, M., Millar, T., Sim, S., Smartt, S. & Watson, C.
03/07/2018 → …
Project: Research
R1948APL: PATT Linked Grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2008 - 2010
Keenan, F., Dufton, P., Fitzsimmons, A., Kotak, R., Mathioudakis, M., Millar, T. & Pollacco, D.
01/08/2008 → 17/11/2019
Project: Research
R1913APL: Astrophysics at Queen's University Belfast: 2008 - 2013
Keenan, F., Dufton, P., Fitzsimmons, A., Kotak, R., Mathioudakis, M., Millar, T., Pollacco, D. & Smartt, S.
01/08/2007 → 17/11/2019
Project: Research
R1803APL: PATT linked grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2006-2008.
Keenan, F., Dufton, P., Fitzsimmons, A., Mathioudakis, M., Millar, T., Pollacco, D. & Smartt, S.
01/08/2005 → 17/11/2019
Project: Research
Research Output 1990 2019
174P/Echeclus and its Blue Coma Observed Post-Outburst
Seccull, T., Fraser, W. C., Puzia, T. H., Fitzsimmons, A. & Cupani, G., 01 Feb 2019, In : Astronomical Journal. 157, 2, 11 p., 88.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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coma
outburst
dust
wavelength
reflectance
2I/Borisov: A C2 depleted interstellar comet
Opitom, C., Fitzsimmons, A., Jehin, E., Moulane, Y., Hainaut, O., Meech, K. J., Yang, B., Snodgrass, C., Micheli, M., Keane, J. V., Benkhaldoun, Z. & Kleyna, J. T., 23 Oct 2019, (Accepted) In : Astronomy and Astrophysics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
comets
comet
solar system
CN emission
telescopes
Detection of CN gas in Interstellar Object 2I/Borisov
Fitzsimmons, A., Hainaut, O., Meech, K. J., Jehin, E., Moulane, Y., Opitom, C., Yang, B., Keane, J. V., Kleyna, J. T., Micheli, M. & Snodgrass, C., 25 Oct 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 855, 1, 6 p., L9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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comets
comet
dust
gases
gas
Near-UV and optical spectroscopy of comets using the ISIS spectrograph on the WHT
Hyland, M. G., Fitzsimmons, A. & Snodgrass, C., 21 Mar 2019, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 484, 1, p. 1347–1358Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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comets
comet
spectrographs
spectroscopy
night
Physical model of near-Earth asteroid (1917) Cuyo from ground-based optical and thermal-IR observations
Rozek, A., Lowry, S. C., Rozitis, B., Green, S. F., Snodgrass, C., Weissman, P. R., Fitzsimmons, A., Hicks, M. D., Lawrence, K. J., Duddy, S. R., Wolters, S. D., Roberts-Borsani, G., Behrend, R. & Manzini, F., 18 Jul 2019, In : Astronomy and Astrophysics. 627, 18 p., A172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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asteroids
asteroid
light curve
physical property
physical analysis
Prizes
Group Achievement Award, member of the SuperWASP Team.
Alan Fitzsimmons (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Space Achievement – Academic Study/Research 2019
Alan Fitzsimmons (Recipient), Michele Bannister (Recipient) & Wesley Fraser (Recipient), 14 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
studies (academic)
academic achievement
Activities 2000 2019
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (External organisation)
Alan Fitzsimmons (Advisor)01 May 2019 → 30 Apr 2020
Activity: Membership types › Membership of board
Public Talk - The future of astrophysics
Alan Fitzsimmons (Advisor)20 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Public Talks - Moving Asteroids: The Hera Mission
Alan Fitzsimmons (Speaker)11 Oct 2019 → 13 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
4IRC SPACE: ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NI OUT OF THIS WORLD?
Alan Fitzsimmons (Invited speaker)07 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Public Talk- Bach, The Universe and Everything - The Mystery of 'Oumuamua
Alan Fitzsimmons (Invited speaker)27 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
BBC World Service - New Interstellar Comet
13/09/2019
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
BBC World Service - Asteroid deflection and the Hara/DART missions
12/09/2019
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Podcast interview - Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua
19/07/2019
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Media Interview - Asteroid impact prevention
17/06/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impact
Engaging the Public in Science and Increasing Awareness of Physics and Astronomy
Alan Fitzsimmons (Participant), Samuel Duddy (Participant), Henry Hsieh (Participant), Stephen Smartt (Participant), Stephen Lowry (Participant), Heather Cegla (Participant), Sergiy Shelyag (Participant), Victoria Moulds (Participant), Michail Mathioudakis (Participant), Don Pollacco (Participant), John Burton (Participant), Christopher Watson (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact
Thesis
High Contrast Imaging: Exoplanet and Low Stellar Mass Populations
Author: Durkan, S., Apr 2018Supervisor: Watson, C. A. (Supervisor) & Fitzsimmons, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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